Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:21 pm
I've found the key to working through chicken finger is a lot of very positive self talk, reinforced with a bit of dry-fire. It goes kinda like this...
(self talk is in quotes).
"oooh, that last shot should have broken easily - why did I have to abort?"
"Ok, time to get back to basics. Let's work through the shot plan."
Select dry-fire mode.
Walk through your shot plan, verbalizing each step to oneself. Once you get to the point in your shot plan where you're actually ready to fire, emphasize how easily the shot will break, how effortlessly, and how it will be almost a surprise when it breaks.
Raise the pistol, all the while talking yourself through the shot plan.
"Sights aligned while still above the target. Descending slowly, steadily, taking up first stage of trigger as I drop through the black. This is going to be SO easy!"
"Sights stable at sub-6. Lookin' good as trigger pressure increases."
BANG - the shot breaks (okay, not much bang in dry-fire mode).
"Yes, that was easy. This trigger is so light I can't believe it's legal."
That kind of positive self talk usually gets me past the ocassional chicken finger in pretty short order. Try it (just don't speak out loud or your fellow competitors will know your secret!).
(self talk is in quotes).
"oooh, that last shot should have broken easily - why did I have to abort?"
"Ok, time to get back to basics. Let's work through the shot plan."
Select dry-fire mode.
Walk through your shot plan, verbalizing each step to oneself. Once you get to the point in your shot plan where you're actually ready to fire, emphasize how easily the shot will break, how effortlessly, and how it will be almost a surprise when it breaks.
Raise the pistol, all the while talking yourself through the shot plan.
"Sights aligned while still above the target. Descending slowly, steadily, taking up first stage of trigger as I drop through the black. This is going to be SO easy!"
"Sights stable at sub-6. Lookin' good as trigger pressure increases."
BANG - the shot breaks (okay, not much bang in dry-fire mode).
"Yes, that was easy. This trigger is so light I can't believe it's legal."
That kind of positive self talk usually gets me past the ocassional chicken finger in pretty short order. Try it (just don't speak out loud or your fellow competitors will know your secret!).